The military government of Burkina Faso: Suspended export licenses for artisanal and semi-mechanized gold and precious metal products.

Bank Indonesia Governor: Bank Indonesia is independent and will coordinate with the current and next government to support GDP growth.

Bank Indonesia Governor: Fiscal deficit ceiling will lead to prudent fiscal policy.

Bank Indonesia Governor: (When asked about the incoming president’s expansionary fiscal plan, Indonesia’s annual fiscal deficit is capped at 3% of GDP.

UBS Group AG Global Wealth Management expects the Fed to start cutting interest rates in June, compared with its previous forecast of May.

EU sources: The EU approved the 13th round of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday. The new sanctions package will add nearly 200 entities and individuals to the sanctions list, but will not introduce new industry measures.

Japan said the suspension of some automobile production and declining shipments had an impact on industrial production.

Japan lowered its forecast for industrial production for the first time since March 2023.

Japan lowered its forecast for consumer spending for the first time since February 2022, indicating that the economic recovery has stalled.

Japan says its economy is recovering moderately, despite recent signs of stagnation.

Bank of Thailand: Minutes of the February 7 interest rate meeting will be released later on Wednesday.

Amazon (AMZN.O) rose 1.1% pre-market on news that Amazon will be included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Nvidia (NVDA.O) continued its decline before the market opened, falling nearly 2%; it closed down more than 4% yesterday, with a record-breaking single-day market value shrinkage.

The Syrian capital Damascus was hit by an Israeli missile, killing three people.

WTI crude oil fell more than 1.00% during the day and is now at $76.33/barrel; Brent crude oil fell more than 0.9% during the day and is now at $81.05/barrel.

According to Wukokoli Pravda: The first batch of Ukrainian pilots will complete F-16 fighter training in the summer.

The price of base load electricity for next-day delivery in France fell 30.2% to 38.75 euros/MWh.

The price of baseload electricity for next-day delivery in Germany fell 17.5% to 47 euros/MWh.

French Prime Minister Attal: We will exempt employers from contributions for most seasonal agricultural employment.